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Bethlehem Town

from Autobisongraphy by Dave Atkinson

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1970. Live’ home recording 1970 with my sister Janet on vocals.

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Mary and Joseph a little baby born in Bethlehem town
Mary and Joseph a little baby born in Bethlehem town
Mary and Joseph had a little baby
Nowhere to go so they laid him in a manger
And the stars in the heavens and the steers in the stable bowed down.

Down from the hills the shepherds came a-running into Bethlehem town
Down from the hills the shepherds came a-running into Bethlehem town
Down from the hills the shepherds come a-runnin;
Ran so fast they felt funny
Running just to see the new baby in Bethlehem town.

Three kings came on camels riding from afar to Bethlehem town
Three kings came on camels riding from afar to Bethlehem town
Three kings came on camels riding
They got tired, is that surprising?
It’s a mighty long way from afar to Bethlehem town,

Up in the hills the angels were a-singing all about Bethlehem town
Up in the hills the angels were a-singing all about Bethlehem town
Up in the hills the angels were a-singing
All over the world the bells were a-ringing
To tell everybody what had happened in Bethlehem town

Mary and Joseph a little baby born in Bethlehem town
Mary and Joseph a little baby born in Bethlehem town
Mary and Joseph had a little baby
Nowhere to go so thety laid him in a manger
And the stars in the heavens and the steers in the stable bowed down.

©Dave Atkinson 1970

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from Autobisongraphy, released November 19, 2021
With Janet Richards, vocals.

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Dave Atkinson Chester, UK

I have been writing songs since 1967 when I was 17 and since I have accumulated over 440. Early influences were Dylan, Cohen, Jackson Browne Joni Mitchell, Kristofferson. Though never 'successful' in any conventional sense, my songs and guitar have led many sing-rounds and a couple of 1970's albums sell for £100s as 'rare vinyl'. Above all, it has been a happy adventure. www.atkinsongs.co.uk ... more

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